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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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genus Inversidens Haas, 1911: cladomics
     5 Recent valid species (5 total species)

Cladomics Summary

number of species = 5 (5 total)
analyzed in 29 cladograms in 15 publications
maximum number of terminals in an analysis = 3 (mean = 1.38, median = 1)

Basic Monophyly

number of cladograms that test basic monophyly (i.e., more than 1 included species) = 10
maximum number of included terminals = 3, (mean = 2.1 median = 2)
proportion of cladograms that support basic monophyly = 1


Wu et al., 2026 [Publ 4811], fig. 3

** Top Monophyly Cladogram **

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
331314110
  +-------- Gonidea                 
--+                                 
  |  +----- Inversidens_trisulcata **  
  +--+                              
     |  +-- Inversidens_brandtii **    
     +--+                           
        +-- Inversidens_rentianensis **

Campbell & Lydeard, 2026 [Publ 4810], fig. 6-14

** Top Sister-Group Cladogram **

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
22026291912--
  +-------------- Sinosolenaia_carinata   
  |                                       
  |        +----- Gonidea                 
--+  +-----+                              
  |  |     |  +-- Microcondylaea          
  |  |     +--+                           
  |  |        +-- Leguminaia              
  +--+                                    
     |        +-- Inversidens_brandtii **    
     |  +-----+                           
     |  |     +-- Inversidens_rentianensis **
     +--+                                 
        |  +----- Sinosolenaia_recognita  
        +--+                              
           |  +-- Sinosolenaia_iridinea   
           +--+                           
              +-- Sinosolenaia_oleivora   

Dai et al., 2023 [Publ 4285], fig. 3-ML

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
220243129--
  +-- Inversidens_brandtii **    
--+                           
  +-- Inversidens_rentianensis **

Wu et al., 2021 [Publ 4215], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
22022266--
           +-- Ptychorhynchus          
  +--------+                           
  |        +-- Parvasolenaia           
  |                                    
--+        +-- Inversidens_brandtii **    
  |  +-----+                           
  |  |     +-- Inversidens_rentianensis **
  +--+                                 
     |  +----- Gonidea                 
     +--+                              
        |  +-- Microcondylaea          
        +--+                           
           +-- Leguminaia              

Dai et al., 2023 [Publ 4285], fig. 3-BI

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
220243129--
  +-- Inversidens_brandtii **    
--+                           
  +-- Inversidens_rentianensis **

Wu et al., 2024 [Publ 4350], fig. 6-7

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
22023477--
                 +-- Inversidens_brandtii **    
  +--------------+                           
  |              +-- Inversidens_rentianensis **
--+                                          
  |  +-------------- Sinosolenaia            
  |  |                                       
  +--+           +-- Gonidea                 
     |  +--------+                           
     |  |        +-- Microcondylaea          
     +--+                                    
        |  +-------- Koreosolenaia           
        +--+                                 
           |  +----- Parvasolenaia           
           +--+                              
              |  +-- Postolata               
              +--+                           
                 +-- Ptychorhynchus          

Wu et al., 2024 [Publ 4350], fig. 5a

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
22023477--
  +-- Inversidens_brandtii **    
--+                           
  +-- Inversidens_rentianensis **

Wu et al., 2024 [Publ 4350], fig. 5b

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
22023477--
  +-- Inversidens_brandtii **    
--+                           
  +-- Inversidens_rentianensis **

Wu et al., 2026 [Publ 4811], fig. 4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
220293117--
                    +-- Inversidens_rentianensis **
  +-----------------+                           
  |                 +-- Inversidens_trisulcata **  
--+                                             
  |  +----------------- Sinosolenaia            
  +--+                                          
     |  +-------------- Parvasolenaia           
     +--+                                       
        |  +----------- Pseudopostolata         
        +--+                                    
           |  +-------- Koreosolenaia           
           +--+                                 
              |  +----- Ptychorhynchus          
              +--+                              
                 |  +-- Cosmopseudodon          
                 +--+                           
                    +-- Postolata               

Wu et al., 2024 [Publ 4350], fig. 5c

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
22023477--
  +-- Inversidens_rentianensis **
--+                           
  +-- Inversidens_brandtii **    

Sano et al., 2017 [Publ 3799], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013233--
  +-- Inversidens_brandtii **
--+                       
  +-- Sinosolenaia        

Dai et al., 2025 [Publ 4440], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11018765--
  +----------- Inversidens_rentianensis **
  |                                    
--+        +-- Microcondylaea          
  |  +-----+                           
  |  |     +-- Sinosolenaia            
  +--+                                 
     |  +----- Parvasolenaia           
     +--+                              
        |  +-- Postolata               
        +--+                           
           +-- Ptychorhynchus          

Walker et al., 2006 [Publ 2666], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011411--
-- Inversidens **

Campbell & Lydeard, 2026 [Publ 4810], fig. 3_5

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101140107--
  +-------------------- Inversidens_rentianensis **
--+                                             
  |  +----------------- Microcondylaea          
  +--+                                          
     |  +-------------- Sinosolenaia            
     +--+                                       
        |  +----------- Koreosolenaia           
        +--+                                    
           |  +-------- Parvasolenaia           
           +--+                                 
              |  +----- Ptychorhynchus          
              +--+                              
                 |  +-- Cosmopseudodon          
                 +--+                           
                    +-- Postolata               

Sano et al., 2020 [Publ 4138], fig. 3

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11016722--
  +----- Inversidens_brandtii **
--+                          
  |  +-- Obovalis            
  +--+                       
     +-- Ptychorhynchus      

Walker et al., 2006 [Publ 2666], fig. 4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011411--
-- Inversidens **

Lopes-Lima et al., 2020 [Publ 4080], fig. 2-4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101121118--
     +-------- Sinosolenaia        
  +--+                             
  |  |  +----- Gonidea             
  |  +--+                          
  |     |  +-- Leguminaia          
--+     +--+                       
  |        +-- Microcondylaea      
  |                                
  |  +-------- Inversidens_brandtii **
  |  |                             
  +--+     +-- Obovalis            
     |  +--+                       
     |  |  +-- Ptychorhynchus      
     +--+                          
        |  +-- Parvasolenaia       
        +--+                       
           +-- Koreosolenaia       

Wu et al., 2024 [Publ 4350], fig. 8a_S1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11019164--
  +-------- Inversidens_rentianensis **
  |                                 
--+     +-- Parvasolenaia           
  |  +--+                           
  |  |  +-- Ptychorhynchus          
  +--+                              
     |  +-- Microcondylaea          
     +--+                           
        +-- Sinosolenaia            

Liu et al., 2024 [Publ 4380], fig. 4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011196--
  +-------------- Sinosolenaia_carinata   
  |                                       
  |        +----- Inversidens_rentianensis **
--+  +-----+                              
  |  |     |  +-- Gonidea                 
  |  |     +--+                           
  +--+        +-- Leguminaia              
     |                                    
     |  +-------- Sinosolenaia_oleivora   
     +--+                                 
        |  +----- Postolata               
        +--+                              
           |  +-- Obovalis                
           +--+                           
              +-- Ptychorhynchus          

Sano et al., 2020 [Publ 4138], fig. 4

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11016722--
-- Inversidens_brandtii **

Zhang et al., 2024 [Publ 4397], fig. 5

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
110126107--
  +----------------- Inversidens_rentianensis **
  |                                          
--+              +-- Microcondylaea          
  |  +-----------+                           
  |  |           +-- Sinosolenaia            
  +--+                                       
     |  +----------- Parvasolenaia           
     +--+                                    
        |  +-------- Koreosolenaia           
        +--+                                 
           |  +----- Ptychorhynchus          
           +--+                              
              |  +-- Cosmopseudodon          
              +--+                           
                 +-- Postolata               

Wu et al., 2021 [Publ 4366], fig. 6

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11019076--
        +----- Sinosolenaia        
  +-----+                          
  |     |  +-- Ptychorhynchus      
  |     +--+                       
--+        +-- Parvasolenaia       
  |                                
  |  +-------- Inversidens_brandtii **
  +--+                             
     |  +----- Gonidea             
     +--+                          
        |  +-- Microcondylaea      
        +--+                       
           +-- Leguminaia          

Wu et al., 2024 [Publ 4350], fig. 8b_S2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11019164--
  +-------- Inversidens_rentianensis **
  |                                 
--+     +-- Parvasolenaia           
  |  +--+                           
  |  |  +-- Ptychorhynchus          
  +--+                              
     |  +-- Microcondylaea          
     +--+                           
        +-- Sinosolenaia            

Wu et al., 2021 [Publ 4366], fig. 2_I

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11019076--
        +----- Gonidea             
  +-----+                          
  |     |  +-- Leguminaia          
  |     +--+                       
--+        +-- Microcondylaea      
  |                                
  |  +-------- Inversidens_brandtii **
  +--+                             
     |  +----- Sinosolenaia        
     +--+                          
        |  +-- Parvasolenaia       
        +--+                       
           +-- Ptychorhynchus      

Kano et al., 2019 [Publ 4194], fig. 6

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
1101911--
-- Inversidens_brandtii **

Sano et al., 2017 [Publ 3799], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11012011--
-- Inversidens_brandtii **

Sano et al., 2020 [Publ 4138], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11013333--
  +-------- Sinosolenaia        
  |                             
--+  +----- Inversidens_brandtii **
  |  |                          
  +--+  +-- Obovalis_omiensis__1
     |  |                       
     +--+-- Obovalis_omiensis__2
        |                       
        +-- Ptychorhynchus      

Sano et al., 2020 [Publ 4138], fig. 2

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11016722--
-- Inversidens_brandtii **

Mabuchi & Nishida, 2020 [Publ 4120], fig. 1

iTtTbiriSoTroTroSiD
11011111--
-- Inversidens_brandtii **
 
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